Hook for garment hangers



July 19, 1949. 3. H555 HOOK FOR GARMENT HANGERS Filed Jan. 18, 1945 INVENTOR. BEN HESS Patented July 19, 1949 1 2,4765% r I 7 2,476,730 f 1 T V time to l t GARMEE'iti tram-traits 1 1. e51 Hs, Bronx, N. Y. Q

nifiiiat'ioii Monti 18, um, iiii $53. fitsnii h bitiiii; ((124-2305) is were le r provements in a hook for garment hangers e ec fi a y? the i te i etptqeos s an and mrir ve e q kio edg m et han ernnh eh s So en tm ed a tetxe i s the. eqssi il tm the garment hanger falling off or the usual hanger support rod.

, and isprbvided r ion lei extehamg apajgid continuing at a m l a downwardl 'te, top portion H defee's to the ver- 1 1 m mmi n More p cific l ?thetie e ti e er sest a va. it e te f m l new an mpr v dth ols r m-a t an f i sin b a r of heavy stifi wire,= and to proyide it wi'tha 11 10 cal do m I tli'clih site "bottor'n ijdrtion cular top hook portion egtending approximately n IE is n n'ded tolengage 225 degrees and qontinuing into a downwardly upport nortitin I5. of and backwardly egtendjng stem top portion disa garme t 11 g 'e hp; de" portion 15 being posed flan approxiniate30 degreesto theyertiillustrated v9 l1 H iries. The bottom cal. Withithis arrangement the hook Qfithe 15 endqfthe l? in t1 l4'isformed with shoulder suoport han er may a sum t o t qns forw s andreart fit i'tl if M sfi rfifig Wards Without the hook coming off of the hanger portion 15' ro U The i enti also emp sl s noth r e bod ment in which a srnall fieggible stripis mounted upon the hook and is rca'pable of encircling the hanger rod for securely holding the hanger from coming ofi. l.

Still further the invention proposes, the construction of v a newandjnrprove d hook for garme han ers. whiphli i ple-and wh ch may b manufactured and sold: at a low cost; l, V

For further 0011110116 1ension ofht-he, invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof;cre'ference will benhad tonthe foll'owingod-escription and accompanying drawings; and to the appended claims in which the Various noyelfeatures of the invention; aremore Particularly set forth.

In the acconrpanying drawings forming material part of this disclosure Y- Fig. l: is an elevational .view of a hook for garm'ent hangers constructed in accordance with this invention; andsch'ematically illustrated associated with the shoulder portion of a hanger.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevational view of the hook shown inFig.z1; V

Fig". 3 is aside elevationa'l viewed)? a hanger for garments constructed in accordance with" a modified form of thisinvention, 7 A

Fig. 4 is: an edge elevationa'lview of the hanger shown 111F153. l.

Fig. 5 lsia fragmentary v'erti'oal' sectional view taken on theline 5 :5 of Fig.3".

Fig. 6 isia; fragm'entarywehlarged' sectional view taken on the Iine G BofFi'g. 4". V I a Fig..? is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal e i e; sectional; view takenon the line" 1 of Fig. 31' 'vtiith means ffi The newian'd improved hook for garment hang- J 6 a1 ers, in accordance with that f orm of the invention illustrated in Figspr and 2; isconstructed t sreer Q1}; d wn.- di'ng stem top porefii lsl re vhas to es ilitete i y "m rem. top a d eeess rn t pre tne ena o te n we R rk on end of the clamp portion 2|. This hook portion 26 is cooperative with a keeper opening 27 formed in the back of the clamp 24. The dot and dash lines at the top in Fig. 3 illustrate the manner in which the flexible strip 28 may be bent around the hanger rod [8 and may be held in this position by engaging the hook portion 26 with the keeper opening 21.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A hook for garment hangers, comprising a strand of heavy stiff wire having a top hook portion extending approximately 225 degrees in circular shape from a point beginning at an open front side of the hook and continuing into a downwardly and backwardly extending stem top portion disposed at approximately 30 degrees to the vertical and tangent to said hook portion, said stem top portion continuing into a downwardly and forwardly extending stem central portion continuing into a vertically downwardly extending stem bottom portion, a flexible strip extending along and in contact with the inner faces of said hook portion and said stem top portion and being permanently attached at its front end to the bottom end of said hook portion, and means for releasably connecting the ends of said strip together for holding said strip about a hanger rod.

2. A hook for garment hangers, comprising a strand of heavy stiff wire having a top hook portion extending approximately 225 degrees in circular shape from a point beginningat an open front side of the hook and continuing into a downwardly and backwardly extending stern top portion disposed at approximately 30 degrees to the vertical and tangent to said hook portion, said stem top portion continuing into a downwardly and forwardly extending stem central portion continuing into a vertically downwardly extending stem bottom portion, a flexible strip extending along and in contact with the inner faces of said hook portion and said stem top portion and being permanently attached at its front end to the bottom end of said hook portion, and means for releasably connecting the ends of said strip together for holding said strip about a hanger rod, comprising a hook portion projecting from one end of said flexible strip and cooperating with a keeper opening in the other end of said flexible strip.

3. A hook for garment hangers, comprising a strand of heavy stifi wire having a top hook portion extending approximately 225 degrees in circular shape from a point beginning at an open front side of the hook and continuing into a downwardly and backwardly extending stem top portion disposed at approximately 30 degrees to the vertical and tangent to said hook portion, said stem top portion continuing into a downwardly and forwardly extending stem central portion continuing into a vertically downwardly extending stem bottom portion, a flexible strip extending along and in contact with the inner faces of said hook portion and said stem topportion and being permanently attached at its front end to the bottom end of said hook portion, and means for releasably connecting the ends of said strip .4 together for holding said strip about a hanger rod, the front end of said flexible strip being formed with a clamp which engages the end of said top hook portion.

4. A hook for garment hangers, comprising a strand of heavy stiff wire having a top hook portion extending approximately 225 degrees in circular shape from a point beginning at an open front side of the hook and continuing into a downwardly and backwardly extending stem top portion disposed at approximately 30 degrees to the vertical and tangent to said hook portion, said stem top portion continuing into a downwardly and forwardly extending stem central portion continuing into a vertically downwardly extending stem bottom portion a flexible strip extending along and in contact with the inner faces of the hook portions, the front end of said flexible strip being formed with a clamp which engages the end of said top hook portion, and the extremity of said top portion being enlarged to prevent said clamp from slipping off.

5. A hook for garment hangers, comprising a strand of heavy stiif wire having a top hook portion extending approximately 225 degrees in circular shape from a point beginning at an open front side of the hook and continuing into a downwardly and backwardly extending stem top portion disposed at approximately 30 degrees to the vertical and tangent to said hook portion, said stem top portion continuing into a downwardly and forwardly extending stem central portion continuing into a vertically downwardly extending stem bottom portion a flexible strip extending along and in contact with the inner faces of the hook portions, the front end of said flexible strip being formed with a clamp which engages the end of said top hook portion, and the back end of said flexible strip being formed with a resilient clamp having flared ends by which it may be forced on to and pulled off of said downwardly and rearwardly extending stem top portion.

6. A garment hanger hook for engagement with a support rod, comprising a continuous length of relatively stiif material having at one end a vertical stem portion for attachment at its lower end to a garment hanger, said stem portion continuing at its top end into a rearwardly and upwardly extending central portion forming an obtuse angle with said stem portion, said central portion continuing at its top end into a forwardly and upwardly extending top portion forming substantially a right angle with said stem portion,

, said top portion having its free end substantially over the junction of said stem portion and said central portion and continuing into a forwardly extended semi-circular hook portion having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the support rod, said hook portion having its free end directed downward and rearward parallel to said top portion and toward the junction of said stem portion and said central portion and spaced from said junction at distance greater than I the diameter of the support rod, whereby the hanger hook can be engaged With the support red by moving the hook relative to the support rod so that the rod passes between said free end and said junction until engaged bysaid top portion after which the hanger hook is moved downward in a direction parallel to said top portion engaging said hook portion over the support rod.

BEN HESS.

I (References on following page) 5 REFERENCES CITED Number The following references are of record in the file of th1s patent: 2278Z912 UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 Number Name Date I N 1 980,907 Batts Jan. 10,1911 382 1,201,195 Kinsinger Oct. 10', 1916 6 Name Date Dubersteln Nov. 18, 1919 Flocco Dec. 1'7, 1935 Busse Apr. 7, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Dec. 31, 1896 

